90% of being in the Army is a jolly - You sound surprised? :lol:
IIRC It's called OP Long Look. The British and Australian Army's have been exchanging for years - A tour/exchange normally lasts 6 months.
Lots, if not all of the Searchlight Regiments were Royal Engineers before the war started. They went through a transition around 1939-40. I have...
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Good lad - Nothing more scary than a Para exposing himself !
From the History of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps by Fernyhough they were part of 16 AOD and 16 AOD started arriving in Normandy on 13th June 1944...
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The answer may be in the units war diary held at the National Archives in London WO 172/4976 15/11 Sikh Regiment 1944 Jan, Feb, Apr-July
It helps if you post the CWGC link as I can't find him. Have you spelt his name wrong?
Of course Tanks, Aircraft Carriers and Battleships were all British as well but all pre WW2.
I'm assuming we are just talking WW2? Steam Catapults on Carriers Hobarts Funnies Grand Slam Bomb Radar Colossus Bouncing Bomb Bailey...
What he said, A similar practise was taking place on the way to the northern beaches of France in 1940.
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Hey up Jack - Glad you made it. Didn't realise you was on the Telic Party :lol:
I was at Pristina in Kosovo. You can google the place and find plenty of info on it. Ref Wind chill: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21744543
Aside from Russia I suspect the Balkans were up there during the winter. It was -35 to -40 with the wind chill when I there in 2001/2002. It was...
They were selling the bars of chocolate and donating the money to the RBL.
I take it that is a memorial in the USA rather than a grave? My understanding is the US didn't repatriate their dead like the UK and Commonwealth?
As much as I hate the fat bastard, he was correct, there were no Pakistani's at Dunkirk. They were Indian Forces, mainly Muslim granted, but...
